Jewelry clasp



g- 1, 1961 o. v. ANDERSON 2,994,116

JEWELRY CLASP Filed Sept. 22, 1958 INVENTOR. OLOF V. ANDERSON EMWa/W ATTOR N EY United States Patent 2,994,116 JEWELRY CLASP Olof V. Anderson, North Kingston, R.I., assignor to Anson, Inc, Providence, R1, a corporation of Rhode Island Filed Sept. 22, 1958, Ser. No. 762,311 2 Claims. (Cl. 24-49) This invention relates to jewelry clasps, and more particularly to such a clasp adapted to hold a necktie in proper position with relation to the shirt front.

A principal object of the present invention is to provide an improved clasp adapted to hold the inner or narrow portion of a necktie in proper alignment with the outer or wider portion, and approximately centered with respect thereto; and be securely clipped to the shirt front.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a clasp with a novel method of construction which reduces the cost of manufacturing and which permits the clasp elements to be employed in a wide variety of jewelry items such as necktie clasps, money clip, etc.

And still another object of the present invention resides in the provision of clasp which will be sturdy and durable in construction, reliable and efficient in operation, and relatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects of the present invention will become apparent in part and be pointed out in part in the following specification and claims.

Like reference numerals refer to like parts in the following drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is an exploded perspective view of the clasp elements.

FIGURE 2 is a rear elevational view of the new and improved necktie clasp or money clip.

FIGURE 3 is a side elevational view of FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 4 is a transverse cross sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIGURE 2.

Referring to the drawings, wherein is illustrated a rear body member 11, which is arched or bowed and provided on one end with two parallel slots 12, 13 with a bar portion 14 between them. The end opposite the slotted end of rear body member 11 is bent at ninety degrees to form a spacing portion 15 and is then bent again at ninety degrees to form attaching leg 16 for an ornamental front body member 17. Normally, ornamental front body member 17 will be attached to leg 16 by welding, soldering, brazing or the like. However, front body member =17 may be integrally formed with leg 16.

A resilient member generally indicated by reference character 20 is provided in the form of an arched or bowed flat spring 21 having one end rolled over as at 22 to provide a resilient contact surface 23. The other end of arched flat spring 21 is bent to form a hook, generally indicated by reference character 24 and consisting of slot engaging members 25, 26 separated by spacing portion 27. The arch of flat spring 21 is parallel to the arch in rear body member 11.

To assemble the new and improved clasp, slot engaging member 26 is inserted into and passed through parallel slot 12. Member 26 is then passed beyond bar 14 until slot engaging member 26 enters parallel slot 13, whereby spacing portion 27 will overlie bar 14 and contact point 23 will touch rear body member 11.

Ornamental front body member 17 is then fixed to attaching leg 16 by brazing, welding, soldering or the like, whereby arched flat spring 21 will contact the rear surface of ornamental front body member 17 and contact point 23 yieldingly and slidingly engages rear body member 11.

Paper money or a tie and shirt front may be passed between the rear surface of ornamental body member 17 and arched flat spring 21 whereby spring 21 will resiliently tension the money or tie and shirt front between arched flat spring 21 and body member 17.

It will be noted that flat spring 21 is loosely fixed to rear body member 11 and front body member 17 prevents spring 21 from being displaced from position between -front 17 and rear body member 11.

Having shown and described a preferred embodiment of the present invention, by way of example, but realizing that structural changes could be made and other examples given without departing from either the spirit or scope of this invention, what I claim is:

1. A jewelry clasp comprising an arched rear body member provided on one end with two parallel slots with a bar portion between the slots, the opposite end having an approximate right angle bend forming a spacing portion and a second approximate right angle bend forming an attaching leg, an arched flat spring having a contact surface formed in one end and a hook formed in the other end, said hook loosely engaging said two parallel slots and overlying said bar portion with the contact surface engaging said arched rear body member, and an ornamental front body member secured to said attaching leg with said arched fiat spring yieldingly engaging said ornamental front body member whereby said contact surface yieldingly and slidingly engages said arched rear body memher.

2. A jewelry clasp comprising a bowed rear body member provided on one end with two slots, the opposite end having an attaching leg, a spacing portion formed between the attaching leg and the bowed rear body member, a bowed fiat spring having a contact surface on one end and a hook formed in the other end, said hook loosely engaging said two slots, and an ornamental front body member secured to said attaching leg with the high point of the bow of the bowed flat spring yieldingly engaging the back surface of said ornamental front body member, and the contact surface slidingly and resiliently engaging the bowed rear body member whereby material inserted between the high point of the bow of the bowed flat spring and the back surface of the ornamental front body member is yieldingly held therebetween.

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